The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-05-12

of our testimonials as his own, till he was
threatened with prosecution for so doing The
other class show more courage, at least. They
boldly proclaim that they dispense an agent far
superior to that of Starkey & Palen's.
Both classes make a bid for patronage by
reducing the price of their commodities below
that of our Compound Oxygen. Does not our
unbroken prosperity prove the superior excel
lence Of our curative agent1 And is not this
presumptive evidence of its genuineness1
Again, We know positively that many bust
nesses are built up by grossly fraudulent rep
reservations, some by publishing purely fictitious
testimonials. We have never published a testi-
monial for which we had not the voucher, save
possibly, a very few ofthe earlier ones which may
have been lost before We had perfected our sys-
tenn Of filing
Well, what is the force of that1 Simply
this: the results of our treatment are such that
we are not tempted to manufacture testimonials.
In this case, at least, truth is stronger than
fiction.
Another evidence of the legitimate character
of our success is that we can afford to treat our
patrons on terms of good faith and square
dealing" We have returned to the senders
many hundred dollars which have accompanied
orders made conditional upon our favorable
judgment in the case. That this kind of comfy
is appreciated is proved by the confidence which
our patrons are continually practising towards
us. 1t is interesting to know that in not few
of these cases, the money has been resent,
with peremptory order for the Treatment, and
numbers Of them have got WELL, thus cruelty
falsifying our prognosis. But even in this
calamity We find at times crunb of comfort,
in the fact that we have restored to prolonged
health many invalids who had been pronounced
incurable by physicians whose ability to judge
could not be reasonably questioned.
Apy0pos to these cases we will relate ve,y
extreme one. If we could not verify the whole
statement by living witnesses we would not
dare publish it:
On December I, 1885, clergyman brought
to our office victim of laryngial phthisis-
consumption of the throat After an examina-
ton of the case we said: we can do you much
good. You will have to give up your abomi-
nation-tonics, anodynes, stimulants, ct id omne
genusl These act merely as props, at the
best. Being taken away you will feel let down
miserable for time. But, once on hard
pan,' we shall be sure of our ground" He took
the Home Treatment
On the 18TH of the next month the clergy
man friend called again. He then gave brief
history of his friends case. He had suffered
six years from the effects Of the disease-tuber-
culosis of the larynx. (For the satisfaction of
aymen it is we'll to state that this disease is as
fatal as tuberculosis of the lungs. But the
larynx being a much less vital organ than the
lungs the laryngial affection continues much
longer than the latter)
This patient, being a man Of wealth, availed
himself of the best medical skill that the country
afforded. For the last two years he had been
under the professional care Of Dr. c. of this
city Or. c. had made specially Of that and
kindred diseases, had published a large volume
upon hisspecialty, and is considered authority :"
upon those diseases by his professional brethren
Just before he came to our office, DIR. c. had
said to him, in substance, this want you TO
understand that yours is fatal disease. You
are not only not going to get well, but you will
never be any better than you are now. But if
you will go South and spend the winter think
can pull you through till next summer.
1t was upon the strength of that prognosis
that his friend almost forced him TO visit our
office. After week (he lived in another city,
he wrote TO his friend: do you know. / believe
that oxygen treatment is COMPOUNDED humbugl
feel worse in every respect. Icant sleep. I'm
going to stop it. He received for answer, you